A source reveals, “The private screening was attended by Shah Rukh Khan, wife Gauri, kids Suhana and Aryan, Karan Johar, Aditya Chopra, Yash Chopra and debutante Anushka Sharma. All of them really liked the film. Yash Raj Films has had plenty of flops this year so they wanted to check if Rab Ne Band Di Jodi had turned out well or not.”

Even the main actor, SRK thinks the same, adding, “Adi is making a film after years… It’s the story of a normal person. I am sometimes Raj or Rahul or Om before people but here is a character of a very simple person. This is very different to that. I want every girl, every girlfriend, and every wife to look at their loved one and say that this is how I love him. And it’s very different from what I have done till today as Raj or Rahul. You know talking about this film makes me smile always.”

Responding to a petition filed by veteran actor Manoj Kumar, a city civil court ordered actor Shah Rukh Khan and director Farah Khan to ensure that their film,  Om Shanti Om  , was aired on television only after the deletion of certain scenes to which Manoj Kumar had objected.

Manoj Kumar’s plea in court said he had taken offence to the manner in which he had been mimicked in the film, especially in a scene where a character, representing him, was shown trying to enter the premiere of a movie; the character was shooed away by guards and “even beaten with a stick”, Manoj Kumar had said.

The court ordered that the screening of the movie, slated for Sunday by Sony Entertainment Television , would be allowed only if the objectionable scene was deleted. The order also said all copies and screenings of the movie in future should be done without this scene.

Manoj Kumar said that just after the film had been released, he had objected to his depiction and Yash Chopra, who was mediating between director Farah Khan and Kumar, had apologized and assured him the scenes would be deleted. Manoj Kumar said the film’s telecast on television would further harm his reputation as more people would watch it at home than in theatres.

The court has also ordered that the objectionable scenes be deleted from all CDs and DVDs, the rights for which are with Eros International. SET Max said it would abide by the ruling. “We will completely abide by the court order and delete the scenes,” said Sneha Rajani, executive vice-president & business head of SET Max.

Model Anushka Sharma will play Shah Rukh Khan’s leading lady in “Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi”, which is being directed by Aditya Chopra.

Yash Chopra, Chairman, Yash Raj Films, announced that the 19-year-old from Bangalore has been selected to play the female lead.

“We were looking first and foremost for someone who could truly embody the spirit of small town Punjab and we know we have found her in Anushka,” said Yash Chopra.

So far Aditya has wielded the megaphone for two films – he debuted as a director with super hit “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” and his second film was “Mohabbatein”.

Anushka is a model and hailed from Bangalore. She caught everyone’s sight during the last fashion week where she was chosen for the Wendell Roderick’s finale. Ever since, she has been flooded with endorsements. She will play a small town Punjabi girl in one of the biggest release of 2009. For quite sometime, Yashraj has been hunting for a fresh, new face to be paired opposite SRK and ultimately their search ended with Anushka. They feel she is the perfect girl for Shahrukh.

Many names like Sonam Kapoor, Deepika Padukone, Kajol were suggested for the role. Sonam was even signed for the role but something did not work out and ultimately the golden break fell in Anushka’s lap.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan received the best actor award for his performance in the Yash Raj Films’ super hit film “Chak De! India”.

Kareena Kapoor walked away with the best actress trophy for her comic portrayal of a young Sikh girl in “Jab We Met” at a glittering presentation ceremony at the MMRDA Ground in the Bandra-Kurla Complex in northwest Mumbai Sunday.

FTPGI hosts its own award ceremony to honour Indian artistes as well as creative and technical personalities from the film industry every year.

The trophies are known as “Apsara” awards.

While “Chak De! India” was chosen the best movie of 2007, its director Shimit Amin bagged the trophy for the best director.

A Pakistani television channel, ARY Gold, also honoured actor Hrithik Roshan as the Best Male Style Icon of the year at the ceremony.

The star, however, could not make it to the ceremony. His father, filmmaker Rakesh Roshan, received the trophy on his behalf. Katrina Kaif bagged the Best Female Style Icon ARY Gold trophy.

Akshay Kumar, who churned out the maximum number of hits last year, was adjudged the “Entertainer of the Year” by the FTPGI jury.